Automobile repair stand



' E. GRAHAM AUTOMOBILE REPAIR STAND Filed July 16. 1923 Patented Nov.18, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

EUGENE GRAHAM, OF WEST BEND, IOWA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO EARLE R.CO'BB, OF WEST BEND, IOWA.

AUTOMOBILE REPAIR STAND.

Application filed July 16, 1923.

.'. 0 all who/i1 it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Test Bend, in the county of Palo Alto and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Automobile Repair Stand, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to repair stands for automobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide a stand of this character soconstructed that one end of a car may be raised and supported thereon toafford ready access to parts underneath the car so that the mechanic canwork thereon in standing or sitting posi tion thereby effecting a greatsaving in both time and labor.

Another object is toso constructa stand of this character which whilesimple and cheap to manufacture is strong, durable and capable ofwithstanding the strains to which it will be subjected.

iVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understoodthat changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of What is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

1n the accompanying drawings Iifigure 1 represents a side elevation ofone member of the stand constituting this invention with a vehicle wheelshown in dotted lines supported thereby.

Fi 2 is a front elevation thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the stand constituting this inventioncomprises two members which are exactly alike and are designed. to beapplied respectively to support two of the end wheels of a vehicle toadapt a mechanic to work under the vehicle without lying on his back.These stand members being exactly alike one only will be described indetail. Each stand member comprises a base 1 from which rises uprightsor stand-. ards 2, 3 and 4 preferably of angle iron to provide maximumstrength with minimum weight. These standards converge toward the r pp re ds and are connected y a Serial No. 651,877.

longitudinally curved channel iron 6 which forms a seat for the wheel tobe supported, the flanges 7 and 8 of said iron holding the wheel againstlateral movement.

The standard 3 has its lower end bent at right angles to form a bracingmember 5 for the base 1 and is riveted at its terminal to the member 9of said base.

By mounting the standards on the base 1 at points spaced from each otherand converging toward their upper ends an extended surface engaging baseis provided to avoid all possibility of tipping the stand when in use.

In the use of this stand the vehicle to be supported has one end hoistedby any suitable means and when lifted to the desired height the membersof the stand are inserted under the wheels which rest in the seat 6thereof and thus securely hold the vehicle in tilted posit-ion to exposethe parts underneath it and to render them accessible.

The formation of these stand members of angle and channel iron alsoadapts them to be very cheaply constructed since these irons may bebought in the open market and no casting is necessary to produce thestands,

the strips of angle iron being cut suitable lengths, bent and riveted toform the stand members and yet they will have ample strength anddurability to resist the strains to which they may be subjected.

Various changes in the form, shape, proportion and other minor detailsof construction may be made without depaiting from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the claimed invention.

I claim A stand of the class described comprising a wheel supportingmember composed of angle iron standards converging to ward their upperends and connected by a wheel seat, one of said standards having itslower end bent laterally at right angles, and bars connected with thestandards and with said lateral extension to form a supporting base. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy sig? nature in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE GRAHAM,

Witnesses:

FRED J. HosKrn, Q 311 1

